In which the critic defines terms and conditions, for both our sakes
Making plain what I'm up to helps us dial in what you want from a review Ratatouille, the 2007 animated classic, nailed the epiphany moment so squarely that I should…
Mike Parkot takes a cut at your pressing meat questions
If you have a chance to join this terribly planned episode, then fire away in Q & A Sorry for the narrow window of opportunity. This episode is an exception.…
At Grange Community Kitchen, first-rate dining, plus the seeds of a humane restaurant model
Counting my blessings for first-rate cooking plus a place that could change the restaurant game Marinated tomatoes and peppers, nectarines, aioli, basil, bread crumbs, a 2022 seasonal specialSummary: This Hamburg…
Sunday News: New Clinton-Bailey food hall will lean local
Nickel Plate coming to Niagara Frontier Food Terminal, Mike A's Chopped win, and more The Niagara Frontier Food Terminal will add a restaurant called Nickel Plate.For more than a century,…
Recipe: Patient fried potatoes
How the humble spud can become foundational home fries With a little patience, potatoes are ennobled. A career in food writing has given me the chance to try out any…
No, this is the right link
Digital media's flexibility is a handy feature for those making it up as they go along Which is to say that having now read the actual instructions, meeting setters must…
Come watch history and hilarity get made
Can Zoom conversations be not completely unwatchable? Let's see Hola, my fair subscribers. I hereby invite you to my first-ever talk show. Here’s the link. Show goes on at 7 pm…
In which the Four Bites news column shreds its newsprint handcuffs
Quenelle may finally end French drought, seminar helps operators hire immigrants, where to find Buffalo's best duck, and much (too much?) more The Franklin Street restaurant space that defined French…
The birth of Bitter Twisted
A tale of typewriters, typesetters, student magazines, and other extinct species In which a young writer discovers the thrill of being read. First Bitter Twisted column, September 1984. (As a…
Nutty professor launches media blitz
With help from Shredd & Ragan, WIVB, and Bitter Twisted “Don’t make yourself the story” was drilled into a generation of reporters.For journalists trying to find professional purchase in an…